New York bomber 'disenchanted' (letter)

by Frank Bellet

News Weekly, May 29, 2010

Sir,

One of the most interesting studies following the recent attempted Time Square bombing in New York by Pakistan-born terrorist Fisal Shahzad, was the reaction by most of the so-called intelligentsia in the US and, if I may borrow a phrase, the reaction of the shame-stream media there. These two groups honestly believe that the hoi polloi are stupid and lack the penetrating depth of analysis that they do.

University professor Caroline Heldman, in an interview with Fox News host, Bill O'Reilly, stated (with a straight face) that Faisal Shahzad "had become disenchanted with America following his attaining of US citizenship and his search for the American dream, following the number of problems he encountered". I might add these included his marriage failure and his mortgage defaulting (something not uncommon, I'm sure, in a big city).

Heldman didn't consider that his attaining of US citizenship was part of the scheme to stay under the radar in an effort to carry out his plans. Also, if he hadn't taken numerous trips to Pakistan for terrorist-training following his citizenship caper, he might have been able to attend to his mortgage payments.

Except for Fox News, the US shame-stream media ignore the fact that the United States had no terrorist attacks for seven-and-a-half years under George W. Bush, following the September 11 attacks.

There have been one (Fort Hood) and two failed attempts under their messiah Barack Obama, who has reduced phone-tapping and other security measures, carried out so successfully under the previous administration.